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The Adversary
The Adversary

The Adversary

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Siddhartho Chowdhury, a brilliant young medical student, is forced to leave his studies after his father's sudden demise. He is forced to navigate the high unemployment rate and the communist socio-political climate of 1960s Calcutta in search of a job. He lives in a flat with his younger, employed sister, revolutionary brother and widowed mother. The strain of the situation ultimately causes him to hallucinate.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Bengali

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

27 October 1970

Country

India

Cast

Dhritiman Chatterjee

Dhritiman Chatterjee

Siddhartha Chaudhuri

Krishna Bose

Krishna Bose

Sutapa

Indira Devi

Indira Devi

Sarojini

Kalyan Chatterjee

Kalyan Chatterjee

Shiben

Jayasree Kabir

Jayasree Kabir

Keya

Debraj Ray

Debraj Ray

Tunu

Soven Lahiri

Soven Lahiri

Sanyal

Pisu Majumdar

Pisu Majumdar

Keya's father

Miss Shefali

Miss Shefali

Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi

Herself

Biplab Chatterjee

Biplab Chatterjee

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